Photo Proof: Cow Jumped Six Feet Onto Roof, Really?

A home owner in picturesque Blagdon, Somerset England called police when she returned home to find her roof had been seriously damaged and thought that a burglar had tried to gain entry (why not through a window?). When the police investigated and made door-to-door inquiries (would this crime get so much law enforcement attention in the U.S.?) they spoke to a neighbor and got the full story of what happened.

A neighbor boy had just happened to look out his window and saw a cow standing on the roof of the cottage next door. He quickly snapped a photograph and then, thinking it might be an optical illusion, took a closer look. Yes indeed, the cow was on the roof and, given that the lowest point was six feet off the ground, it seems that the cow managed to jump up six feet to get there (no word on how he managed to get down). Without photographic proof and an eye witness account, this "crime" might never have been solved.

As udderly incredible as this seems, if a cow can jump over the moon, why not on top of a roof. . .-----------Related reading: The Secret Life of Cows

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I've heard before of a nursery rhyme about a cow jumping over the moon. Well, that may be impossible, but this photo proves that a cow can jump onto a roof! Maybe the bovine just wants a better view of the grass that is greener on the other side.